Midday Jird vs Nippon maple

Meriones meridianus compared with Acer nipponicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Midday Jird	Nippon maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Meriones	Acer
Species	Meriones meridianus	Acer nipponicum

Conservation Status

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Midday Jird	Nippon maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nippon maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.